PBS’s NYC affiliate Channel 13 is going heebolicious this coming Sunday playing not one but four shows in a row that have the word “Jew” not only in the title but in caps no less.
First off is an encore of the recent landmark series The Jewish Americans. All three episodes will be shown in order, starting at 10 am and ending sometime around 5 pm. In seven short hours, one can see the entirety of the Chosen People’s US experience. It reeks of a pledge drive but should be interesting – luckily my TiFaux has one of those new fangled fast forward buttons.
Next comes The Jews of New York. I’m sure it only sounds like The Gangs of New York but who knows, maybe it will have a Meyer Lansky shout-out. I think pound for pound there are more great Jews in or from New York than in or from all the other US cities combined. Considering more Jews live in the Tri-State area than in Israel, that’s a pretty safe bet.
I’m kvelling already.